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TIL that “Kittchen” is a German Slang Term for Prison
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TIL: Portland Oregon was nearly named "Boston" the name was decided on a coin toss. Portland is after the city in Maine.
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TIL that Bing Russell (Kurt Russell’s dad), as owner of the Portland Mavericks, banned corporate sponsors and hired pro baseball’s first female and Asian American GMs. His motto was fun.
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TIL a 15 year old Roman Emperor named Heliogabalus, was a notorious prankster. He would get his party guests black out drunk and then dump them into a bedroom full of toothless leopards, lions and bears. He also created the 1st known ‘whoopee cushions’ using inflated animal bladders.
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TIL that plastic and petroleum were originally environmental saviours, because they eliminated the need to kill whales, elephants, turtles, and many other creatures for their materials.
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TIL that Daniel Day-Lewis was Peter Jackson's first choice for playing Aragorn in LOTR.